The nation’s second-largest school district announced today that it has approved an “amicable settlement” with education publishing giant Pearson, to the tune of $6.45 million.

The company’s payment is reimbursement for “content and services delivered under [its] technology partnership” with the Los Angeles Unified schools, according to a district statement.

The agreement stems from a digital curriculum designed by Pearson that was to come pre-loaded on Apple iPads, which former Los Angeles superintendent John Deasy sought to provide to all students and staff in the 641,000-student district.

The problems have led to a slew of high-level resignations and negative headlines, as well as critical reports from an independent evaluator.

As a result, Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines is overseeing a significant scaling back of the program.

The full text of the LAUSD’s statement is below.

Today, the Los Angeles Unified School District approved an amicable agreement to accept $6.45 million in reimbursement from Pearson for the content and services delivered under their technology partnership. The parties believe that the agreement to reimburse the District is in the best interests of the students and stakeholders in Los Angeles.

We appreciate the hard work of the District’s educators and staff, and the efforts of the Pearson team, to advance personalized learning in today’s high-tech world. Due to multiple factors, it became clear that this was not the right solution for LAUSD’s technology program at this time. However, we continue to work with Pearson in some areas.

Photo: Students photograph themselves with an iPad during a 2013 class at Broadacres Elementary School in Carson, Calif.–Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/AP

Michele Molnar is associate editor of EdWeek Market Brief. She is also a reporter who covers industry and innovation for Education Week. Michele began working as a contributing writer for Education Week in 2012, covering parents' influence on education. She joined the staff in 2013 to write about the intersection of education and business in the pre-K-12 marketplace.